Two flares fell this Saturday night in front of the private residence of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuwho was not at the scene, as announced by the Israeli security services, which They described what happened as a “serious incident.”
“Two flares fell in a courtyard in front of the prime minister’s residence” in Caesarea, in the center of the country, the police and the Shin Bet internal security agency said in a joint statement. “The prime minister and his family were not at home,” they added.
This is the second attack on the premier’s residence in less than a month.
Last Saturday, October 19, a drone launched from the Lebanon It hit near the private residence of Netanyahu in Caesareawithout any victims being recorded since neither he nor his family were at the scene.
As reported by the Israeli Armythe drone was part of a group of three unmanned aerial vehicles that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
“Two of them were intercepted, but a third managed to hit the Caesarea area.“said the military statement. In addition, the warning sirens were activated at the military base of Glilotprompting the Israeli defense forces to respond quickly.
Netanyahu’s vacation residence in Caesarea has also been the focus of protests in recent years. These demonstrations, which began in 2021, were carried out against the judicial reform promoted by Netanyahu and, more recently, to demand a truce agreement in Gaza to allow the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas.
The drone strike occurred amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, as well as escalating hostilities with Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Lebanese terrorist group, which has maintained an aggressive posture against Israeli forces, announced last month that it would launch a new phase of attacks with guided missiles and explosive drones towards Jewish territory.
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